March 28, 2013

Truth in acronym

and finally.....

• Finally, acronyms. Government types do like their acronyms. In the US, the arms procurement mantra is for weaponry fast, inexpensive, simple and tiny – Fist. Irked by "the mounting chaos of funding for Hinkley C" nuclear power station, Labourite Paul Flynn, unveils the UK equivalent –Complex, Random, Asinine and Prodigous, Crap. Will it catch on?